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Hi Guys! I'm Tess! Welcome to my blog!

In 2005 I moved to London from Sweden to do full-time modelling. I’m only 5’5, but I have made it work against all odds. Who knew there was such a big market for petite ladies?

Little did I know that I would be here in this lovely city for over 12 years and I now live in Clapham with my hubby Garth and Olive the tiny and very naughty Frenchie. We also have a little mini-me on the way who will be ready baked in the beginning of September.

I realised quickly that the best way to keep in contact with my friends and family back home was through this blog. It started as a hobby that became a side-gig and these days it’s a full-time job alongside my modelling.

On the blog, you will find anything from the latest fashion and outfits to beauty tips, travel guides, beautiful interiors and much more. I like to touch on the more serious subject and I will never shy away from expressing my opinions and believes.

I will never encourage you to copy me, I want to inspire you to find your own voice. Have fun with fashion, dare to try new things but always take care of your mind and body at the same time.

I’m also very happy and excited to announce that TessM.se is one of eight finalists in the ”Fashion & Beauty”category in the 2017 UK Blog Awards.

At the moment you will find the English version at the bottom of every post. It’s just one click away. I NEVER Google translate and actually quite enjoy writing my posts twice.

I do now and then feature sponsored content and you will always know if a post is a collaboration, since I mark it very clearly. However, I would never ever work with a brand I didn’t love or feature a product I didn’t like. So feel completely at ease knowing that I will always turn down anything unsuitable.

All opinions on this blog are 100% mine.

If you want to know more about me, then feel free to follow me on my other channels.

I just realised that I have been so focused on baby stuff recently (no kidding…) that I have completely forgotten another area in my life that is very important to me – To work towards my goals, visions, and dreams.

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My life is very much in a transitional period at the moment and when life changes so do our priorities. It’s actually even more important for me to know exactly what I want from life at the moment.

So it is very much time for a new visions, goals and dreams list:

Visions

⭐I want to start off by giving myself a pat on the back for finally having got my blog office sorted. I had a vision of blogging with the door open in my own little space and here I am, swaying away on my pilates ball and hearing all the birds sing outside. It’s exactly what I wanted.

There are still a few things missing, like a little pinboard where I can put my blog schedule, great quotes and other things that inspire me. But that’s easily sorted.

⭐ My first vision for the near future is the morning after we come home from the hospital with the baby. When we get to wake up in our own bed with our very own little brand new person to cuddle. It makes me all teary just thinking about it.

⭐ My next vision is when I go out without the baby for the first time. I have set a goal to leave Garth alone with the baby for at least an hour in the first months. Mainly so he can build up his confidence as a dad, but also for me to let go and trust that Froggy are in hands just as good as mine.

I have a feeling it will be meeting up a friend on the high street for a first glass of champagne after birth.

⭐ My last vision for the next few months is when we are on the beach in Capetown in January. At that point I’m hoping to be able to wear most of my clothes again (the breastfeeding friendly ones at least) and that we have felt confident and good about flying with a 3-month old and can focus on enjoying Graham’s wedding and our first holiday as a little family.

It’s all very baby related, but most of my visions are within the next 6 months, and since I’m pregnant at the moment, that’s where my focus and energy will be.

Goals

⭐ My plan is to continue blogging trough birth and after. I’m however going to give myself a bit of a maternity leave in the shape of slightly less frequent posts (one a day instead of two) and my lovely assistant Cecilia will take over my email and all social media apart from Instagram. This will last for a couple of months and then I can pick up where I left off again later in fall.

I think I will document quite a lot from this time on Instastories, so you can always follow me there.

⭐ I’m going to work out until I’m ready to pop. Especially yoga makes me feel amazing, so I will keep on going no matter how heavy or tired I get. Both for my health and peace of mind.

⭐ I want to find a good balance on the blog between baby/family and all my other topics once I’m a new mum. Of cour, e September and October will most likely be quite baby heavy, but after this, I would prefer to just make it a natural addition to my regular blog subjects.

⭐ I want to only do modelling part-time and just do direct bookings and bigger jobs. That would mean a lot fewer castings and I can put even more energy and time into the blog. This is something I’m very much looking forward to since I much prefer to be the creative than just the tool.

No matter what I won’t be doing any modelling until January next year.

⭐ I want to grow the blog even more during 2018. I have really noticed what a massive difference it has made to be more organised and to work with good and reliable people. This year has been a record year in so many ways and I’m incredibly thankful. So I want to keep working in the same spirit and develop even further.

I’m also keen to do more youtube in the future, but I need to find a clever person who can help me out with filming and editing since I don’t have enough time to do it myself. If you have anyone to recommend here in London, please leave me a comment.

Dreams

⭐ In about 2-3 years, as I wrote in my last post, I would like us to have our very own country house to be able to pop off to when we feel like a bit of fresh air. I miss the sense of freedom and I miss nature even more.

⭐ In 3-5 years time, we will most likely have to upgrade our beloved flat to a proper house here in the area. Hopefully, we will be baking munchkin number 2 by then and we are going to need a bit more space.

We will either rent this flat out together with the one above, that we also own. Or we just sell both of them and buy something amazing. Of course, it will have to be a bit of a project since that’s our thing.

⭐ I would like to develop my company further. I get a lot of emails from companies who want me to design clothes, interiors and other things. But I haven’t really figured out what I would like to do. Even working as a consultant in social media sounds pretty interesting. I actually have an article out in ”The Link” magazine by The Swedish Chamber of Commerce here in the UK this month, where I talk about how to best work with influencers. Very exciting!

As you can see there are a few ideas floating around and I have a few more in the back of my head. But at the moment it’s the wrong time to start something new, it will have to be as soon as Froggy will allow it later.

⭐ I have a dream of a blog office away from home where Cecilia, my blog photographer ad I can work full-time from. So my home can be only for my family and work can stay at the office. It will all come down to how well my company is doing, but it feels like the right step to take as soon as it’s possible.

Ok, your turn! Have you made your vision, goals & Dreams lists recently? If not, what would it look like?